IT’S NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! #NCBD
The best day of the week just got a lot better with a new round of awesome comics arriving in stores this week. Staff members at Major Spoilers are here to help you with your comic book selection this week, with their roundup of comics they recommend.
ASTRO CITY #34
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist: Brent Eric Anderson
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: Steeljack goes up against Death Itself to save Cutlass. And that’s just for starters. But even if he survives, is he being set up to be the fall guy? A climactic tale of money, nostalgia, alibis, collecting, jail time and pure indestructible stubbornness.
MATTHEW: Steeljack is a fave-rave of mine, and this arc has been fascinating stuff. As always, go buy Astro City, y’all…
CHEW DEMON CHICKEN POYO #1
Writer: John Layman
Artist: Rob Guillory
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: The final episode of the groundbreaking and historic Poyo trilogy: DEMON CHICKEN POYO. Hell wants him. Heaven won’t take him. Earth needs him. That was also the tagline for that godawful Constantine movie. But Poyo is so badass, he stole it from Keanu Reeves!
MATTHEW: Cyborg chicken in hell. Or, as I call it, “Hey, Matthew, here’s a comic book you’ll like!”
ROB: More Poyo is always a good thing. Somehow the most terrifying thing in the Chew universe is a cyborg-chicken that is usually on the side of good. This franchise is amazing.
STEPHEN: I had a poyo bowl once that made me feel like hell. This is like that, right?
DEPT. H #1
Writer/Artist: Matt Kindt
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: From New York Times best-selling MIND MGMT creator Matt Kindt comes an exciting new undersea sci-fi mystery. Mia is a special investigator hired to uncover possible sabotage taking place at a deep-sea research station. What she finds is a mind-blowing crime scene filled with suspects with terrible secrets, strange deep-sea creatures, and an impending flood!
WAYNE: I always pick up books from Mr. Kindt, and he’s handling a lot of the creative parts of this new title. Must read!
GUTTER MAGIC #4 of 4
Writer: Rich Douek
Artist: Barkley
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: It’s all come down to this – as Cinder stands on the cusp of achieving wizardly powers, the Morgue steps in to put an end to his ambitions. How much will Cinder risk to overcome her, and grasp the power he desires? Find out in the explosive conclusion to Gutter Magic!
WAYNE: I’ve enjoyed this title since I first read the initial issue a year ago! Now I get the finale to read, so I’m a happy guy!
MOON GIRL #2 REPLICA EDITION #2
Writer: William Woolfolk
Artist: Sheldon Moldoff, Johnny Craig
Publisher: CANTON STREET PRESS
Cover Price: $17.99
SOLICITATION: Moon Girl #2 is an exact replica of this scarce 1947 comic including all ads and editorial content. The issue expands to 52 pages with stories by Shelly Moldoff and Johnny Craig. The artwork is fully restored and in keeping with the classic feel of the artwork. Full color.
MATTHEW: Given that you’ll never find a copy of the original, and if you do, you’re out 50 bucks or more, this is actually a really good deal…
SILK #7
Writer: Robbie Thompson
Artist: Tana Ford
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: SPIDER-WOMEN, PART 3! Silk comes face-to-face with the Earth-65 Cindy Moon and her family. That’s not all she finds digging into S.I.L.K., and her discoveries change everything about this event!
ROB: So far so good. Let’s see if part three will give us a better look at Silk now.
SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN #6 of 7
Writer: Max Landis
Artist: Jonathan Case
Cover Artist: Ryan Sook
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: Pete Ross and Kenny Braverman take a trip to Metropolis to catch up with their old friend Clark Kent, only to find that the “Superman” phenomenon has taken the city by storm! As Clark’s alter ego grows more famous, so do Pete’s concerns, and the rising tensions between the two friends inadvertently result in an epic encounter of an extraterrestrial nature!
WAYNE: I just love this miniseries! Any chance Mr. Landis could write more Superman in the future?
UNCANNY INHUMANS #7
Writer: Charles Soule
Artist: Brandon Peterson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: Inhuman investigator Frank McGee tracks down the jilted ex-leader of Ennilux who’s trying to regain his fiefdom. Meanwhile, Prince Ahura makes a surprising vie for power.
ROB: Uncanny Inhumans is giving me a team I never knew I wanted. The story has been solid and the art has been great and I am just happy to see where this goes next.
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